GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |